Kenya Faces Rising Rice Prices

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Kenya faces rising rice prices as erratic weather disrupts production and a court case threatens emergency imports. The Ministry of Agriculture said domestic output supplies less than 20% of national demand, leaving a widening deficit. Government lawyers warned that blocking duty-free imports could intensify food inflation, with knock-on effects on maize and other staples, disproportionately impacting low-income households and drought-affected counties already facing food insecurity.